What color is #49523F?

#49523F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49523F?

The RGB value is 73, 82, 63: 73 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49523F?

The complementary color is #483F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49523F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49523F color

#49523F rgb(73, 82, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #49523F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 32.2% green and 24.7% blue (73, 82, 63).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#49523F color codes

HEX	`#49523F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 82, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 32.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 23%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.58, -7.57, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.58, 12.53, 127.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.662, 7.81, 5.858)`
Decimal	`4805183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49523F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #49523F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#49523F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #49523F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49523f; }
.text { color: #49523f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49523f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 82 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49523f, #3f523f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49523F?: #49523F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49523F?: The RGB value is 73, 82, 63: 73 red, 82 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49523F?: The complementary color is #483F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49523F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.